# naira
## English
### Etymology

A contraction of Nigeria, coined by Federal Commissioner for Finance Obafemi Awolowo.

### Noun

naira (plural nairas or naira)
* The official currency of Nigeria, which replaced the pound in 1973; the principal denomination of the currency, equal to 100 kobo.
** 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 37:‘Five naira for one small cup. The big one is ten naira.’

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* -arian, Arian, Iraan, Raina, Riaan, aiRNA, airan, airna

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English naira.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
* Hyphenation: nai‧ra

### Noun

naira
* naira (Nigeria's currency)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of naira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nairani
nairani
accusative
nom.
nairani
nairani
gen.
nairani
genitive
nairani
nairojeni nairaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nairaani
nairojani
inessive
nairassani
nairoissani
elative
nairastani
nairoistani
illative
nairaani
nairoihini
adessive
nairallani
nairoillani
ablative
nairaltani
nairoiltani
allative
nairalleni
nairoilleni
essive
nairanani
nairoinani
translative
nairakseni
nairoikseni
abessive
nairattani
nairoittani
instructive
comitative
—nairoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nairasi
nairasi
accusative
nom.
nairasi
nairasi
gen.
nairasi
genitive
nairasi
nairojesi nairaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nairaasi
nairojasi
inessive
nairassasi
nairoissasi
elative
nairastasi
nairoistasi
illative
nairaasi
nairoihisi
adessive
nairallasi
nairoillasi
ablative
nairaltasi
nairoiltasi
allative
nairallesi
nairoillesi
essive
nairanasi
nairoinasi
translative
nairaksesi
nairoiksesi
abessive
nairattasi
nairoittasi
instructive
comitative
—nairoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nairamme
nairamme
accusative
nom.
nairamme
nairamme
gen.
nairamme
genitive
nairamme
nairojemme nairaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nairaamme
nairojamme
inessive
nairassamme
nairoissamme
elative
nairastamme
nairoistamme
illative
nairaamme
nairoihimme
adessive
nairallamme
nairoillamme
ablative
nairaltamme
nairoiltamme
allative
nairallemme
nairoillemme
essive
nairanamme
nairoinamme
translative
nairaksemme
nairoiksemme
abessive
nairattamme
nairoittamme
instructive
comitative
—nairoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nairanne
nairanne
accusative
nom.
nairanne
nairanne
gen.
nairanne
genitive
nairanne
nairojenne nairainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nairaanne
nairojanne
inessive
nairassanne
nairoissanne
elative
nairastanne
nairoistanne
illative
nairaanne
nairoihinne
adessive
nairallanne
nairoillanne
ablative
nairaltanne
nairoiltanne
allative
nairallenne
nairoillenne
essive
nairananne
nairoinanne
translative
nairaksenne
nairoiksenne
abessive
nairattanne
nairoittanne
instructive
comitative
—nairoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nairansa
nairansa
accusative
nom.
nairansa
nairansa
gen.
nairansa
genitive
nairansa
nairojensa nairainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nairaansa
nairojaan nairojansa
inessive
nairassaan nairassansa
nairoissaan nairoissansa
elative
nairastaan nairastansa
nairoistaan nairoistansa
illative
nairaansa
nairoihinsa
adessive
nairallaan nairallansa
nairoillaan nairoillansa
ablative
nairaltaan nairaltansa
nairoiltaan nairoiltansa
allative
nairalleen nairallensa
nairoilleen nairoillensa
essive
nairanaan nairanansa
nairoinaan nairoinansa
translative
nairakseen nairaksensa
nairoikseen nairoiksensa
abessive
nairattaan nairattansa
nairoittaan nairoittansa
instructive
comitative
—nairoineen nairoinensa :

### Anagrams

* Aarni, Arina, aarin, aarni, arina, raain, raani, raina

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nái.ràː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [néi.ràː]

### Noun

nair̃ā̀ f (plural nair̃ōr̃ī, possessed form nair̃àr̃)
* naira (currency of Nigeria)

## Spanish
### Noun

naira f (plural nairas)
* naira

## Yoruba
### Etymology

From English naira.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ná.í.ɾà/

### Noun

náírà
* naira (currency of Nigeria)